By CARLA K. JOHNSON, MICHELLE R. SMITH and TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press U.S. states are beginning to restart their economies after months of paralyzing coronavirus lockdowns, but it could take weeks …
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Saturday classes? Schools mull ways to make up lost time
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press When students return to school after a lengthy pandemic-induced absence, the consensus is they will have lost significant academic ground. Still unresolved for gov…
Self-employed, part-time Ohio workers can get jobless aid
By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Self-employed and part-time workers in Ohio can now apply for unemployment through the federal stimulus package, state officials said Wednesday. The…
Missouri moving ahead with execution plans
By JIM SALTER Associated Press O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri is moving ahead with plans to execute a man next week, despite new concerns about key evidence that led to his conviction, and despit…
Consumers, lawmakers rip airlines for withholding refunds
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer When her Las Vegas hotel shut down and returned her money, and both Nevada and her home state of Ohio issued stay-home orders, Helen Moon canceled the flight that sh…
Ohio high court: Law on school ‘takeovers’ is constitutional
By KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court upheld a law that changed how the state intervenes in repeatedly poor-performing school districts, ruling Wednesday that…
FBI: Man who planned hoax call, officer ambush is arrested
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A Cleveland man accused of planning to make a false distress call and kill any responding officers has pleaded not guilty to attempted kidnapping, according to the FBI. Christian St…
COVID-19 Update: Pandemic EBT, Additional Services to Reopen, Staying Connected
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Dr. Amy Acton, MD, MPH, today provided the following COVID-19 updates. PANDEMIC EBT PLAN: Governor DeWine announced that the Oh…
Police: Man fatally shot woman while their child was nearby
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A man fatally shot the mother of his young child outside her home while the child apparently was nearby, authorities said. Krysten Connally, 32, was shot multiple times in the driv…
Disenfranchised: Ohio says 318 ballots delivered too late
By DAN SEWELL Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Ohio elections officials say 318 voters in Butler County won’t have their ballots counted for the April 28 primary because of a U.S. Postal Servi…